[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 061207 CCA
HLSMOB
ALZ051>056-059-061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-061500-

TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT...COR WIND SPEED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
700 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2005

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COASTS...

...TROPICAL STORM CINDY CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COAST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS
OF THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...AND FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF
MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AS WELL AS
ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN THE EXTREME WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE.  INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR THE INLAND PORTIONS OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES IN
ALABAMA...AND THE INLAND PORTIONS OF ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...AND
OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS
STONE...GEORGE...GREENE...AND PERRY COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.  WIND ADVISORIES FOR WINDS OF 25 MPH OR MORE REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND FOR CHOCTAW...
WASHINGTON...CLARKE...MONROE...WILCOX...CONECUH AND ESCAMBIA IN
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TODAY FOR SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE EXTREME WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COASTAL ALABAMA AND FOR PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNTIL 1000
AM.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CINDY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.7 WEST OR NEAR
VANCLEAVE. CINDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH. CINDY
WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THIS MORNING AND INTO SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA BY THIS AFTERNOON.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
CINDY IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AS THE CENTER CONTINUES TO MOVE
INLAND.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND
POSSIBLE FLOODING LATER TODAY...ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING NEAR LOW
PLACES...SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
NORMAL HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 8 AM AND NOON TODAY...
AND COMBINED WITH CINDY'S SURGE...COULD RESULT IN WATER LEVELS OF 3
TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL NEAR DAUPHIN ISLAND AND 2 TO 4 FEET FROM GULF
SHORES TO DESTIN. THE INCREASED TIDE LEVELS COULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE
WASH-UP AND ADDITIONAL EROSION ALONG AREA BEACHES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE
CENTER OF CINDY ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA. WINDS GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
INLAND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AS THE CENTER OF CINDY MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. FOR THE LATEST
WIND SPEED ESTIMATES SEE THE SHORT TERM FORECAST.

...RIP CURRENTS AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS...
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH TODAY DUE TO INCREASING
SURF AND ONSHORE WINDS.  PEOPLE ARE DISCOURAGED FROM SWIMMING...
SURFING AND RECREATIONAL BOATING UNTIL CINDY MOVES WELL NORTH OF THE
AREA.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS GEORGE...STONE
AND GREENE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...ALONG WITH MOBILE...
BALDWIN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS AROUND 10 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN MOBILE
COUNTY. WIDESPREAD FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THESE AREAS. AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS AS CINDY
MOVES NORTHEAST. NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA CAN EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN THE REST OF TODAY. A FLOOD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH TODAY. RESIDENTS LIVING
ALONG AREA RIVERS NEED TO MONITOR CINDY'S PATH AND BE PREPARED TO
SEEK HIGHER GROUND SHOULD RIVER FLOODING DEVELOP. IF FLOODING IS
ENCOUNTERED...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.

...TORNADO THREAT...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE TODAY.  THE GREATEST
THREAT OF TORNADOES IS TYPICALLY EAST OF THE CENTER OF CINDY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 1000 AM.

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BEELER/CULLEN


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